Flyers @ Leafs - Mar. 8th, 7:00pm - CBC, SN 590

[Derk]

This team is useless.

 

[ZBBM]

Bah.

 

[barney_rebel]

We stink dudes...

 

[L K]

That hit on Lupul was later than the interference call on Raymond earlier tonight.

I don't disagree but if you start calling that version of obstruction/interference consistently then you'll have as many power plays as you did in 05/06.

Then don't call it?  I'm fine with games have a bit of leeway game-to-game, but if you are going to call ticky-tack calls within an individual game, be consistent.

 

[bustaheims]

Well, if you're gonna lead the league in something, might as well take the ball and run with it. 22!

 

[Stronger Than All]

Incredible. Two more blown leads.

One isn't enough anymore.

 

[13th fan]

GRRR!

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

 

[Kin]

The Leafs are just losing every single battle.

 

[L K]

Hilarious....that goes shouldn't have happened though.  Kessel was hit in the face with a stick and the Leafs should have been on the PP.

 

[Damian]

yup yup yup.. pretty sweet coverage

 

[L K]

Franson is unbelievably awful this year.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

2 more blown 3rd period leads.  Players own blame, but coaching staff has to take a big chunk of this.

 

[ZBBM]

The Leafs are just losing every single battle.

They have all year, it seems.  Not exactly what you want from a team that aspires to playoff success.

 

[Derk]

Yet again, blown 3rd period leads give the opponent at least one point.

 

[Kin]

Then don't call it?  I'm fine with games have a bit of leeway game-to-game, but if you are going to call ticky-tack calls within an individual game, be consistent.

I mean, I think that not calling that a penalty leads to some of the ugly, awful hockey we saw in the late 90's. The 05/06 season was a genuine attempt to deal with a legitimate problem. Short of that, there is no way to standardize the call.

 

[drummond]

Bodie has one point less than Clarkson 8)

 

[2badknees]

Franson is unbelievably awful this year.

I'm surprised he didn't move at the draft, but it didn't seem the returns on many of the players moved were very high.

 

[Kin]

The Leafs are just losing every single battle.

They have all year, it seems.  Not exactly what you want from a team that aspires to playoff success.

I think, quite legitimately, that's the sort of thing the Clarkson deal was meant to address. It flopped but that getting outworked/outmuscled stuff is a real issue for the club going forward, no matter how many pretty goals the top line scores.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Randy upset at top line for not carrying team once again.